Pin ticket



May 30, 1933.v c A FLOOD PIN TICKET Filed 00h11, 1930 1111111111111 1111,11' 4, MYI/1111111.

'IIIIIIIII Patented May Si), 1933 UNITED STATES 'rar osFicE CARI. A. FLOOD, or FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, Assienon To DENISONMANU- FACTURING COMPANY, or TRAMTNGHAM', MASSACHUSETTS, Al CORPORATION or IVIASSACH'USETTS PEN TICKET Application filed October 4, 1930. Serial No. 486,360.

This invention relates to a pin ticket of the type used in marking articles of merchandise for sale or the like. The ticket is constructed to he applied either manually or by machine and is formed to engage the head of the pin to prevent withdrawal of the pin from the ticket, as well as to conceal the point of the pin to prevent its accidental engagement withl adjacent articles.

Prior constructions of tickets which protect the pin point have been arranged so that after attachment to an article subsequent steps, suoli as folding the ticket or securing the ticket in its completed form as by adhesive, are necessary. The present invention is designed to permit attachment of a ticket which is completely formed before attachment, avoiding the necessity of folding or securing after its attachment to the article.

It is customary to provide ticket attaching machines with two separate feeding mechanisms, one for a pin carrying strip, the other for a tagstrip. One aspect of my invention is directed to a ticket strip which carries therewith a pin for each ticket in the strip, simplifying the mechanical features necessary in attaching the ticket to articles. In the event that the strip tickets are to be attached by hand, the pin or attaching means is directly associated with the ticket, and accordingly an auxiliary pin supply is unnecessary.

In accordance with my invention I provide a ticket, the pin point being received loetween the front and back surfaces of the ticket to conceal it and protect it from engagement with adjacent articles. l also find it desirable to provide an opening through a portion or" the ticket on the :tace side, which may receive the head of the pin partially concealing it and materially aiding in holding the pin in its position and preventng its accidental withdrawal from the ticket.

lVith reference to the drawing:

Fig. l is a plan view of a ticket strip;

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of F ig. l;

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. l; i

- tickets.

4 is a section of the ticket showing Vthe pin completely inserted inthe position of its attachment to an article, .showing a gui-de by which the pin is inserted and the head of the pin engaging the hole; 1 Y v Fig. 5 is a plan'view of a ticket attached to an article;

Fig. 6 is a plan view similar to Fig. l illustrating another form of ticket;

Fig. 7 is a section along the line 7-7 of Fig. G;

Fig. 8 is a section along the line 8-8 otV Fig. G;

Fig. 9 is a section similar to Fig. 7 Show-- ing another modiiication of the ticket;

Fig. l0 is a section similar to-Fig. 9 of the .same modilication, with the Vguide inserted to aid in attaching the pin;

Fig. ll is a plan view of another modification of the ticket strip showing the structure for carrying the pin between the tickets;

F ig.V l2 is a section alongl the line 12--12 of Fig. ll;

Fig. 13 is a plan View of another modification showing another way of carrying the pin in the ticket; Y

Fig. 14 is a section along Athe linel 14-14 of Figl;A l

Fig. 15 is a section through the point of the guide 'of Figs. 4 and lOshoWing the groove in the underside 'of said gui-de; and

Fig. Y1G is a section similar to Fig.` 14 vshowing an additional modiiication.

Referring particularly to Figs. l to 5 inclusive, the ticket strip 1 is made up cfa plurality of plies 3 and 4 heingffolded over to lie against the inner face of the front ply 2, having their adjacent edges contacting and secured to the ticket at points spaced from the fold, leaving flat tubular portions along either edge. The .strip is notched at 5 and 6 at longitudinally spaced points to forni individual tickets'. joined in the strip by short connecting portions 7. These short connecting portions ma M be cut away when the .tickets are attached; leaving Straight edges on all sides of the' The notches alsoweaken the strip V along the point between the strips, to aid in severing the tickets when attached by hand. y

v plies 2, 3 and 4 (Fig. 3)', the back 7 A pin 8 is carried between adjacent tickets, transversely of the strip, being inserted between the front and back plies, as shown in Fig. 2. In the front ply 2 of the ticket I provide an opening or perforation 9 which is adapted to receive the vpoint of a guide meinber 10 for directing the point of the pin in between the two plies, as shown most clearly in Fig .l4. A grooved portion 11 (Fig. 15) of the guide actsto maintain the pin point in the desireddirection, and direct it between the plies as desired. The guide is shown merely as an illustration and any guide means maybe used instead. A second opening 12 adjacent the fold edge is provided in the front ply, opening into one of the unsecured portions, to receive the head of tne pin as disclosed in Fig. 5, and prevent its withdrawal from the ticket, the edges of the opening extending around and across the head and being engageable therewith as shown most clearly in Fig. 4. f

With reference to Figs. 6, 7, Yand 8, the ticket strip 13 is made up of three plies, 14, 15, and 16, the back plies 15 and 16 being folded over to be superimposed one on the other andadjacent the front ply 14. In this modification the plies 15 and 16 are secured together throughout their surfaces, forming a lflattubular portion between front andback plies. "As shown most clearly in Fig. 6, I provide a modifiedineans for carrying the pin.. The pin 18 is inserted transversely of the ticketbetween the plies 14 and 15. f A notch 17 may, if desired, be provided in the edge of the ticket to receive the head of the pin and permit it to lie within the outer edge of the ticket, thus leaving no projections on the edge of the ticket strip. This ticket strip is notched at 19 and 2f) as in the preceding modification, leaving short portions 22 similar to the portion 7 connecting the individual tickets in the strip. The openings 23 and 24 operate. inthe same manner asthe openings 9 and 12 respectively of the preceding modification.

Y The modification of Figs. 9 and 10 is made up of two plies 25 and 26 folded upon each other and secured together over a greater part of their surface, leaving the portion adjacent ,the fold` unsecured, forming a fiat tubular portion to receive the head of the pin., The opening-S27 and 28 in the front ply 25 have the same function as the openrings9 and 12 above described. The ticket strip is constructed in the manner of the strips of the preceding modifications. A

guide member 10 is shown in Fig. 10 similar tothe guide of Fig. 4.

In the modification of Figs. 11 and 12, the ticket is constructed similarly to the ticket of Figs. 9 and A10. This ticket has a front ply 33 and a back ply 34 foldedl upon each other and secured together as in thepreceding modification, leaving a flat .tubular portion adj a-l cent the fold, the fold in this modification being at the edge concealing the pin point rather than at the edge adjacent the head end of the pin. This ticket is notched as in the preceding modifications, as at 35 and 36, and the pin 37 is carried between the individual tickets by inserting it back and forth through the tickets through holes 38 and 39, which may be formed before the pin is inserted, as by punching, or which the pin may form of itself as it is inserted. The openings 40 and 42 have the same function as the openings of the preceding modications, and the portions connecting adjacent tickets may be removed when the tickets are attached as above set forth. v

Figs. 13 and 14 show another modification in which the pin is carried longitudinally of the strip. In this modification a frontfply 43 anda back ply 44 are folded upon each other andare secured together, the portion adjacent the fold of the front and back plies being left unsecured, as-at 46, to form a fiat tubular portion, the pin 47 being carried lon gitudinally in this tubular portion. The openings 48 and 49 in this modification, similar to openings 9 and 12, are arranged lon-Y gitudinally of the strip, since it would be apparent that the holes must lie in the direction in whichr the pin is to be inserted. In each of the modifications, the back ply pre'- sents a backing for the openings in the front ply. These tickets have cut-out portions 50 and 52 similar to the cut-out portions of they preceding modifications, for indicating the individual tags.

The invention includes not only a folded over ticket but also a ticket formed by securing a plurality of separate plies together on their contacting'surfaces,`except for an unsecured portion between the edges forming a tubular portion. In Figs. 13 and 14, for example, instead of forming the ticket strip from a single sheet of paper folded at the upper edge, the strip may be formed of two pieces cemented together face to face through` out more or less of their juxtaposed areas about the openings 48 and/ or 49 and the upper edges of the kpieces as illustrated at in Fig. 16. Thus it will be evident that the tubular space between the plies of the ticket may be defined on both sides either by folds of a single piece of material or by cementing together two pieces or the space'may be defined on one side by a fold and on the other side by cementing the two plies together. Accordingly, the ticket may be defined. as a plurality of plies secured together at transversely spaced points to form a tubular portion, or as a ticket having a plurality of plies secured together, at least two of said plies being unsecured over a small area between the edges of the tag, to receive a portion of the attaching pin.

Since one of the functions of the unsecured tubular portion is to form a space between the plies of the ticket to receive the point and/or the head of the pin, it will be apparent that the portion of the tube spaced from either or both of the openings may be secured together. Thus in Fig. 14 or 16 the plies may be secured over their entire contacting surface except for a portion adjacent the openings 48 and/or 49. y

From the foregoing it will be evident that the front and rear portions of the tag or ticket constitute plies, whether vthey be secured or fastened together by a fold or by cement or in any other way, even though they be formed from a single piece of paper or the like. Although it is common in single ply tickets to provide an opening for the head of a pin, nevertheless the head usually projects beyond the face of the ticket almost if not quite as much as though no opening were provided. This is due to the fact that a ticket when pinned to an article normally assumes a convex shape so that the shank of the pin does not engage the ticket adjacent the opening and the head therefore extends into the opening little if any, and even if the ticket is maintained fiat, as by bending the pin, less than half ofthe head can project into the opening due to engagement of the shank of the pin with the ticket adjacent the opening. In my construction the multi-ply construction overcomes this for the portion of the ply having the head receiving perforation is unsecured and normally spaced from the oppositeply to provide a recess which receives and encloses the head, this being assured by the arrangement of the fold adjacent the head receiving perforation so that the plies may separate, and the material around the opening will obstruct removal of the pin head. The securing is more positive in a construction having the fold on the edge adjacent the pin, since, if the top layer rises above the pin, theV pin head can not be withdrawn past the fold edge.

It will be readily apparent that the structure of my invention described includes not only a plurality of openings in the front ply but also a ticket without openings in the front ply; for example, in the modification of Figs. 1 to 5 either or both of the openings 9 and 12 may be eliminated. Wrhen both openings are omitted, the point of the guide will force itself through the material into the space between the front and back plies, and the pin point will form an opening at the point where the opening 12 will normally oc cur. Also only a single opening may be used as for example merely theopening 9 to receive the point of the guide. In both of these latter forms the locking feature for retaining the pin in place would not be included in the ticket structure. However, a

f satisfactory ticket may also be made having merely the opening 12 for the head of the pin, the guide in this case breaking through the top ply due to its own pointed end. The

locking feature for the head of the pin would j through which the pin may be passed at transversely spaced points. It will be evident that when arranged in this manner a slot would function in much the same way as the openings 9 and 12 while a slit may likewise be arranged to function in a somewhat similar manner.

The ticket is attached to an article as shown by way of example in Fig. 4 by insertingV the pin back and forth through at least the rear ply of the tag, and leaving the point of the pin between the two plies. In order to more readily cause the point of the pin to remain between the plies I direct it therebetween by means of a guide, which is adapted to be inserted into the tag in such a manner as to engage the point of the pin as it is being forced through the tag, and cause it to be directed between the plies. This may be done in any desired manner, as by inserting it through the tubular portion.` The guide is shown in Fig.r4 asinserted through an opening in the face of the tag adjacent the point of the pin. The opening through which the guide is inserted locates the guide member in its desired position, and as the pin is forced through the ticket it engages the surface of the guide and follows along the groovefof the guide so that the point is directed between the plies, the groove preventing the pin point from sliding off the guide surface. The same method of attachment may be used in all the modifications. In tickets having no opening for the guide, an opening is formed by the guide point as it is forced into the tag.

IVhen the plies are secured together adjacent the hole for the guide, as in Fig. 9, the point of the guide forces its way between the plies and separates them to some extent, forming an opening into which the point of the pin is forced. Upon withdrawal vof the guide the front ply, which has been forced away from the back ply by the guide, will return to its orginal position. Y Since the pins are carried betweenv the tickets, or between the plies of the tickets, previous to attachment of the ticket toan article the tag face is not mutilated, but is left smoothfor printing or other marking.

Thevpin is inserted into the ticket-in attaching an article lthereto byinserting lthe point of the guide between the plies of the ticket and then inserting the point of the pin into the opening which receives the head, or, if there is no opening for the head, into that portion ofthe front ply against which the head is finally tobe disposed. The pin is directed down through the tag to engage the material to which the tag is to be attached, and returned to pass through the rear ply of the ticket again and is then directed by the guide into the space between the plies of the ticket. bviouslv the ticket must be bent as shown in Fig. Il to permit the pin to remain straight. It will be apparent that the pin point may return through the top ply before it engages the guide, but it may then be directed back through the top ply by the guide and into its protecting space as desired. This is dependent upon the construction and operation of the guide means.

VThe pin is inserted until the head is received by the opening as shown in Figs. 4l and 5. From this position removal is made somewhat diliicult, as will be apparent, the moce of attachment being similar in all cases. In the first modification discussed the pin eX- tends transversely of the tube, in the last modiiication it extends longitudinally.

Accordingly l provide a preformed or made-up ticket. that is, a ticket which is completely formed before its attachment to an article. avoiding any further operation on the ticket after it has'been attached. This ticket is a multi-ply ticket forming a front ply and at least one back ply, portions of which plies are preferably unsecured to provide a flat tubular portion which receives a portion of the pin. l may also provide, as desired, one or more openings in one of the plies to receive either Ythe point of a guide, or the head of a pin, or both. I also provide a ticket strip construction which carries therewith pins used in attaching the ticket to articles. These pins are carried at spaced points, the spacing of the pins corresponding with the spacings of the individual tickets in the ticket strip, to provide a pin for each individual ticket.

I also provide a ticket strip made up of a vplurality of plies having a series of perforations in one of the plies, the plies being secured together on opposite sides of the perforations, as for example in Fig. 3. the plies are secured on opposite sides of the series 9 and also the series 12. This is however not necessarily true of each set of perforations, since, for example, it is conceivable that the plies of Fig. 9 may be unsecured from the opening 27 to the edges of the tag. f

v.lt should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims,

For example, the method herein claimed may be practiced not only by hand but also by machines, two of which are disclosed and claimed in my copending applications Serial No. 565,466, filed September 28, 1931, and Serial No. 657,;33, filed February 17, 1933.

l claim: i

1. As an article of manufacture a made-up pin-ticket comprising a plurality of plies secured together 'to form a flat tubular member to be attached to an article, one of the plies havingan opening disposed to receive and to hold a pin with an end portion of the latter disposed transversely Within the flat tubular member.

2. A made-up ticket comprising a plurality of layers formed byfolding a strip of material upon itself, said layers being unsecured adjacent one fold edge and an opening in the top layer spaced adjacent to said fold edge.

3. A ticket strip comprising a flat tubular member to form individual tags and pins detachably carried thereby atv evenly spaced points, said pins providing means for securing the tag to the desired material.

e. A ticket strip comprising a strip of material having spaced weakened portions defining individual tags, and pins carried by the strip having the same spacing as the weakened portions. Y

5. A ticket strip comprising a Hat tubular strip of material having spaced portions delining individual tags, and pins carried by the strip having the same spacing as the spaced portions.

6. A ticket strip comprising a strip having longitudinally spaced openings in its face, and pins carried by the strip spaced apart a distance equal to the spacing of the'openings.

7. A ticket strip comprising a strip of material having longitudinally spaced weakened portions formed by slits at either side of the tag, and a pin carried by each said weakened portion.

8. A ticket strip for tag attaching machines comprising longitudinally spaced tags adapted to be attached to articles and pin-carrying connecting portions, said portions being adapted to be removed upon attachment of the tag.

9. ln combination a made-up tag comprising a fiat tubular member and a pin extending through one wall of the member engageable with material to which the tag is secured, the point of the pin being retained in and concealed by the tube.

10. A ticket strip for machine attachment to articles comprising a strip folded longitudinally upon itself to form aplurality of plies, spaced openings in the uppermost' ply and spaced withinthe outer edges of the strip, and weakened portions equally spaced to deiine individual tickets,- certain of the plies being secured together to form a fiat tubular member. 'l

ll. As an article of manufacture a made-up ticket comprising integral front and back plies formed by folding a strip of material upon itself, the opposite edges being fold edGes, some of said plies being` secured together to form a flat tubular portion, and an opening in the top layer adjacent one end of the tubular portion, whereby an attaching pin may have an end portion thereof disposed in this opening so as to be protected by the adjacent fold edge.

l2. A preformed pin-ticket for fabric and other articles, atleast a portion of which comprises a plurality of plies one of which is perforated, the plies being interconnected throughout a portion of their opposing faces before the ticket is pinned to the article, the ply adjacent the perforate ply overlying the perforate portion nected thereto in the immediate vicinity of said perforate portion, whereby the latter plies may be freely separable in the immediate vicinity of such perforate portion to receive and protect the end portion of a pin.

18. A strip of pin-tickets separable from each other for individual attachment to articles comprisingl superposed layers, one layer having longitudinal rows of perforations within its edges and being interconnected with another layer on opposite sides of each perforation of said rows.

14. In combination with a sheet of material, a made-up tag comprising front and rear plies secured together with an opening in the front ply and a pin extending through the tag, thence through said material, thence through the rear ply at said opening and thence between the two plies so that the point of the pin is enclosed.

15. In combination a made-up tag comprising front and rear plies with spaced openings in the front ply, and a pin extending through one of said openings, thence through the rear ply, thence through the material to which the tag is secured, thence through `the rear ply, and finally between the two plies to a point spaced from the second opening, whereby the head of the pin may be received in the iirst opening and the point of the pin may be enclosed between the plies.

16. In combination with a sheet of material, a made-up tag comprising a plurality of layers, one of which is perforated and the other of which presents a surface at the back of said perforation, and a pin extending through the perforation and said other layer into the sheet of material and thence through the latter layer and between the layers for a suliicient distance so that the point is enclosed and the head is disposed in said perforation, whereby the perforation may be eective for preventing unintentional removal of the pin.

l?. In combination with asheet of material, a made-up tag comprising` a plurality of layers, one of which is perforated and the thereof and being unconother of which presents a surface at the'back of the perforation, and a pin extending through the layers and into the sheetl of material, thence through the adjacent layer, and. finally between the layers beyond. the perforation sothat the point is enclosed,the pin being straight from the tip to the tag-piercing ily removed.

18. In combination with asheetof mater rial, a made-up tag comprising front and'iear plies with a preformed opening in the -front ply and a pin extending throughthetag onone side of the opening, thencethrough said material, thence through .the rear ply,andv subsequently between the two plies at the other side of the opening so that the point' of the pin is enclosed. f i

19. yIn combination with a sheet of material, a made-up tag comprising front and 'rear plies with a preformed opening in the front ply and a pin extending through the tag on one side of the opening, thence through saidY material, thence through both plies onf the same side of the opening, thence through the opening and thence between the two plies ony the other side of the opening so thatthe point of the pin is enclosed.

20. In combination with a sheetof mate'- rial, a tag comprising front and rear sheet portions, a pin extending through both por-r tions, thence through said material, thence through the rear portion only, and thence between the two portions.

2l. In combination with a sheet of material, a tag comprising front and rear sheet portions, a pin extending through the tag, thence through said material, thence through both portions, thence through the front portion only, and thence between the two portions.

22. In combination with a sheet of material, a tag folded to form front and rear portions, a pin extending through both portions, thence through said material, thence through the rear portion only and thence between the two portions.

23. In combination with a sheet of materia-l, a tag folded to form front and rear portions, a pin extending through the tag, thence through said material, thence through both said portions, thence through the front only, and thence between the two portions.

24. A ticket strip comprising integrally joined ticket portions for separation and individual attachment, the strip being folded longitudinally to form a plurality of plies and having an opening in one ply of each ticket portion at a point spaced from the longitudinal fold, the plies being secured together on the side of the openings opposite the fold.

25. An elongate strip of material for making pin tickets, characterized in that the strip is folded longitudinally, the two sides portions thereof, 4whereby the pin maybe easbeing cemented together with an uncemented space adjacent the fold line, one side of the Y striphaving a series of pin-guide openings spaced from the fold line and communicating with said space, the openings being spaced longitudinally of the strip at the same intervals as those at Which the strip is to be severed to form the individual tickets.

26. The method of pinning to an article a ticket having an opening extending partially through the ticket from one side thereof, which comprises holding the ticket and article in juxtaposition, inserting a pin through the ticket and article, and then inserting the point of the pin through said opening to a position between the opposite fac-esci' the ticket. v

27. The method of pinning to an article a ticket having an opening extending partially through the ticket from one side thereof, which comprises holding the ticket and article in juxtaposition, inserting a pin through the ticket and article, the pin entering the ticket from said side at a point remote from the opening and emerging Jfrom said side at a point intermediate said point and opening, and then inserting the point of the pin through said opening to a position between the opposite faces of the ticket.

Signed by me at Framingham, Massachusetts this second day of October, 1930.

CARL A. FLOOD. 

